Belt game 4,652 · February 27, 1986
Washington Capitals take the belt
Washington Capitals beat Boston Bruins 2–1 on the road to start reign 1,739 of the NHL belt, the 15th for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since February 22, 1986, with 2 defenses over 5 days.
Washington Capitals held it for 14 days and 6 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia Flyers on March 13, 1986.
1,739Reign number
15Team's reign
6Defenses
14Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Linseman | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Bourque | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Pederson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Kasper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Burridge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Nevin Markwart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Crowder | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Simmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jay Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Geoff Courtnall | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Pasin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kraig Nienhuis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Johnston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Kluzak | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike O'connell | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Milbury | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Blum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alain Cote | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Riggin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Keans | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 32 | 34 |
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Carpenter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Gartner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bengt-Ake Gustafsson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Adams | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Murphy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jorgen Pettersson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gaetan Duchesne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Alan Haworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Gould | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Daryl Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Christian | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Franceschetti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dwight Schofield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Stevens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Hatcher | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Langway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Darren Veitch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Peeters | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 34 | 35 |
| Al Jensen | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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